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Roe vs. Wade (1989)

biographical film, drama film, trial film

Popularity4/5
12-month trend7.4k1.2kExpand

12-month trend

Monthly article views

7.4k02025-09: 2,505 views2025-10: 2,176 views2025-11: 1,956 views2025-12: 1,952 views2026-01: 3,776 views2026-02: 1,664 views2026-03: 7,444 views2026-04: 1,472 views2026-05: 1,313 views2026-06: 1,156 views2026-07: 1,299 views2026-08: 1,285 views
Sep2.5kOct2.2kNov2.0kDec2.0kJan3.8kFeb1.7kMar7.4kApr1.5kMay1.3kJun1.2kJul1.3kAug1.3k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Gregory Hoblit

Cast

Amy Madigan, Chris Mulkey, Daniel Benzali, George Murdock, Holly Hunter, James Avery, Jerry Hardin, Jim Antonio, Kathy Bates, Kenneth Tigar, Maggie Baird, Paul Lambert, Stephen Tobolowsky, Terry O'Quinn

The story

Ellen Russell is a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas, the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the U.S.

Genres

biographical film, drama film, trial film

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